North Macedonia national rugby league team
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{{Infobox rugby league representative team
| Name = North Macedonia
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| Nickname = The Lions
| Governing body = Macedonian Rugby League
| Region = Europe
| Coach = Aaron Zammit
| Captain = James Mirceski
| Most caps = 10 Players (3)
| Top try-scorer = Jayden Gouganovski (3)
| Top point-scorer = Jayden Gouganovski & James Suleski (12)
| Home Stadium =Forshaw Park
| RLIF Rank = 33
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| First game = {{flagicon|Macedonia}} North Macedonia 8-40 {{rl-rt|Poland}}
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
| Largest win =
| Largest loss = {{flagicon|Macedonia}} North Macedonia 8-40 {{rl-rt|Poland}}
(Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia; 21 October 2023)
| World cup apps = 0
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The North Macedonia national rugby league team (nicknamed the Lions) represent North Macedonia in international rugby league football competitions.
In October 2022, a North Macedonia team took part in the New South Wales Rugby League Harmony Nines tournament and won the emerging nations competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2023/10/14/lions-roar-again-at-harmony-9s/ |title=Lions roar again at Harmony 9s |website=NSW Rugby League |date=14 October 2023 |access-date=4 March 2025}} North Macedonia applied for membership of the International Rugby League and were awarded observer status in April 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1132470/new-rugby-league-members |title=Slovakia and North Macedonia apply to join International Rugby League |website=Inside the Games |date=13 January 2023 |access-date=4 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2255/north-macedonia-and-slovakia-granted-irl |title=North Macedonia and Slovakia granted IRL membership |website=European Rugby League |date=17 April 2023 |access-date=4 March 2025}} In October 2023, the Nines team repeated it success in the Harmony Nines tournament and a week later North Macedonia made its full international debut against {{rlnt|Poland}}.
Competitive record
Below is table of the official representative rugby league matches played by Macedonia at test level up until 18 February 2024:
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| Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting |
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| {{rl|Chile}} | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 36 | 2024 |
| {{rl|Malta}} | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 2024 |
| {{rl|Poland}} | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 2023 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Total || {{nbsp}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 48 || 98 || {{nbsp}} |
=Results=
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! Date !! Team 1 !! Score !! Team 2 !! Competition !! Venue !! Report | ||||||
| 21 October 2023 | {{flagicon|Macedonia}} North Macedonia | 8–40 | {{rl|Poland}} | Friendly | Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia | {{cite web|url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/1272 |title=North Macedonia 8 40 Poland |website=European Rugby League |access-date=3 March 2025}} |
| 4 February 2024 | {{flagicon|Macedonia}} North Macedonia | 18–36 | {{rl|Chile}} | Friendly | Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia | {{cite web|url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/1300 |title=North Macedonia 18 36 Chile |website=European Rugby League |access-date=3 March 2025}} |
| 18 February 2024 | {{flagicon|Macedonia}} North Macedonia | 18–22 | {{rl|Malta}} | Friendly | Forshaw Park, Sydney, Australia | {{cite web|url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/1301 |title=North Macedonia 18 22 Malta |website=European Rugby League |access-date=3 March 2025}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.macedonianrugbyleague.com/ North Macedonia Rugby league website]
{{Rugby League European Federation}}
{{International Rugby League}}
{{National sports teams of North Macedonia}}